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[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/10327666.stm]BBC[/url] said:...Colin Montgomerie has won his driving licence back after a judge ruled that a laser gun reading was invalid.
A court heard Cumbria Police had instructed a civilian worker to target all motorists regardless of whether they were breaking the speed limit Mr Montgomerie was clocked driving his BMW at 37mph in a 30mph zone on the A69, near Carlisle, in November 2008.
The Scot was given three penalty points and banned from driving for six months.
Mr Montgomerie was banned because his licence already had nine points. He was also fined £850, with prosecution costs of £4,000...
Is there a 'funny handshake' job involved here? Did the authorities not know about the invalid instruction? If they did know, then why not cover it up?
Or was the door left open, to get Monty off the hook and allow legals to earn more dosh in the process? Or something completely different like incompetance?
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